Jamie Schwarz Email & Phone Number

Port Pirie, Sa, Au

Jamestown

As Branch Manager at Delta Agribusiness in Jamestown, I lead a dynamic team, focusing on providing a wide range of farm inputs, including fertilizer, seed, agchem, animal health, and general merchandise. I also promote key services such as agronomic consultancy and Precision Ag, ensuring our clients receive comprehensive support for their agricultural needs. With a passion for sales management and a deep understanding of the agricultural industry, I actively pursue growth opportunities… Show more As Branch Manager at Delta Agribusiness in Jamestown, I lead a dynamic team, focusing on providing a wide range of farm inputs, including fertilizer, seed, agchem, animal health, and general merchandise. I also promote key services such as agronomic consultancy and Precision Ag, ensuring our clients receive comprehensive support for their agricultural needs. With a passion for sales management and a deep understanding of the agricultural industry, I actively pursue growth opportunities while building strong, long-term relationships with clients and the community. I’m committed to fostering a high-performing team, implementing innovative improvements, and delivering consistent value to drive success. Show less

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At Omega Consultants, we use a holistic approach to achieve improved results for your business operations, processes and risk management. We focus on solving problems for our clients by:- Realising value and missing alignment- Resolving data over-supply and lack of focus- Developing skills and a sense of purpose within teams- Improving agility and speed to meet market demands- Planning implementation and fast-tracking results

Port Pirie City And Dists, South Australia, Australia

After many years or working across many industries in varying positions Jamie has built a passion for assisting operational teams improve through defining gaols, crafting quality plans, and supporting execution of measurable operational improvements.Jamie has created his business to facilitate working with other like-minded people and practical organisations to share skills and knowledge with regional areas, often challenged with local improvement consulting services.His… Show more After many years or working across many industries in varying positions Jamie has built a passion for assisting operational teams improve through defining gaols, crafting quality plans, and supporting execution of measurable operational improvements.Jamie has created his business to facilitate working with other like-minded people and practical organisations to share skills and knowledge with regional areas, often challenged with local improvement consulting services.His invitation is to have an open discussion to define areas of improvement where you’re unsure how to evaluate, prioritise, approach or you just don’t have the resources to put a plan into action. Show less

Rocklea, Queensland, Australia

Protect key customers while assisting growth customers increase their Auger Torque product sales pipeline.

Rocklea, Qld

Internal Sales assisting customer with product selection and general wear and spare parts.Supply technical support in a timely manner for any customer operational and maintenance issues.Support the development of new customers by promoting the high quality products within the South East Asia area of operations. Administer warranty claims and technical support including any operational product related issues which may arise from time to time.

Darwin, Australia

Darwin, Australia

Develop the mechanical workshop to utilise asset base supporting MMC customers in all functions of mining maintenance and construction service.Take ownership of the skilled resources for mechanical works. The objective to expand the offering and lever an already flexible and agile business. Assist in creating a positive customer experience to utilise MMC as a one stop shop for equipment repair and maintenance for the mining, construction and O&G industries throughout the company… Show more Develop the mechanical workshop to utilise asset base supporting MMC customers in all functions of mining maintenance and construction service.Take ownership of the skilled resources for mechanical works. The objective to expand the offering and lever an already flexible and agile business. Assist in creating a positive customer experience to utilise MMC as a one stop shop for equipment repair and maintenance for the mining, construction and O&G industries throughout the company area of operations.Prepare the current assets for the transition to the new mechanical business and establish a team in readiness for the expanded offering in mechanical service. Show less

Darwin, Australia

Secured offshore drilling platform Riser certification project with global oil and gas Drilling customer after developing the relationship and trust in the capability and resources.Develop sales opportunities and account management of a key maritime customer significantly increasing revenue in three months through proving good service and developing relationships.Facility Management and preparation for moving to a purpose built location for increased capacity.Supported… Show more Secured offshore drilling platform Riser certification project with global oil and gas Drilling customer after developing the relationship and trust in the capability and resources.Develop sales opportunities and account management of a key maritime customer significantly increasing revenue in three months through proving good service and developing relationships.Facility Management and preparation for moving to a purpose built location for increased capacity.Supported workshop execution priorities to achieve business objectives over time while preparing to move to the new facility.Managed key actions to improve physical environment for the team and professional image of the solid technical expertise of the Perrott family brand. Show less

Australia And Nz

Successfully fostered teamwork and cooperation achieving ISO18001 recertification for a facility of 125 personnel by planning and executing around priorities.Recovered service profitability within 9 months from significant loss understanding the cost drivers.Regularly communicated with customers to improve equipment maintenance practice by identifying training or service required to improve performance. Secured required equipment and resources improving component… Show more Successfully fostered teamwork and cooperation achieving ISO18001 recertification for a facility of 125 personnel by planning and executing around priorities.Recovered service profitability within 9 months from significant loss understanding the cost drivers.Regularly communicated with customers to improve equipment maintenance practice by identifying training or service required to improve performance. Secured required equipment and resources improving component overhaul for the Victorian, South Australian and New South Wales customer base improving revenue on component rebuilds from previous year. Show less

Brisbane, Australia

Developed a Technical Support Group from 6 personnel covering WA, QLD and NSW to 18 Surface Mining product specialists covering Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines. This team represented surface mining and construction products in technical product problem solving, technical training and operator training for internal and external customers.Project Managed the establishment of strategic maintenance events including planned component changes, service… Show more Developed a Technical Support Group from 6 personnel covering WA, QLD and NSW to 18 Surface Mining product specialists covering Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines. This team represented surface mining and construction products in technical product problem solving, technical training and operator training for internal and external customers.Project Managed the establishment of strategic maintenance events including planned component changes, service, repair and inspection events for the new fleet of drills at Mt Arthur Coal with the BHP Team on their new Sandvik DR460 Drills.Developed and mentored task competency processes for over 18 front line managers, supervisors and technical specialists to improve capability.We doubled the training year on year through improving capability of internal and external technicians improving the customer’s confidence in the products. With full budget of trainers we were training over 500 technicians annually.Established a buddy system between Indonesia, Philippines and New Zealand support network to improve collaboration to share technical information and problem resolution through developing relationships.Implemented formal surface mining products technical issue resolution system closing out over 1800 technical and product related issues in the 3 years. Within the technical issues closed there was a number of global improvement initiatives driven from creating proper documentation and compelling cases for change.Managed conclusion to over 2M in outstanding warranty and policy claims by improved cooperation and negotiated outcomes. Show less

Brisbane, Australia

Supported local modification process balancing total machine price and local modifications for improved equipment performance and maintainability to suit large and small mining companies.Managed returning local modification back in house improving internal service revenue by 3M per annum and improved support for the customer with more comprehensive documentation.Provided ongoing support for technical services to resolve technical issues effecting acceptance of the product in the… Show more Supported local modification process balancing total machine price and local modifications for improved equipment performance and maintainability to suit large and small mining companies.Managed returning local modification back in house improving internal service revenue by 3M per annum and improved support for the customer with more comprehensive documentation.Provided ongoing support for technical services to resolve technical issues effecting acceptance of the product in the market.Analysing the product line overall profitability in return on net funds employed, and executing pricing accuracy and build control improvement actions delivering 30% profitability gain.Implemented SharePoint site regularly used for Rotary Drill sales and support staff with updates, documentation, manuals, specific training information, product brochures and OEM information. Improved warranty handling administration improving claim acceptance rate with the OEM by 20%. Show less

Brisbane, Australia

Supervised accurate cost per unit of operation data within the developed OEM systems for 56+ mining machine models across 13 product groups to use for commercial tenders and customer support agreements. Formed part of the negotiation team securing 1.8B in Customer Support Agreements from total lifecycle repair and maintenance cost per hour to add hoc event driven service agreements.Secured two running contract revisions prior to termination date with a maintenance book value of… Show more Supervised accurate cost per unit of operation data within the developed OEM systems for 56+ mining machine models across 13 product groups to use for commercial tenders and customer support agreements. Formed part of the negotiation team securing 1.8B in Customer Support Agreements from total lifecycle repair and maintenance cost per hour to add hoc event driven service agreements.Secured two running contract revisions prior to termination date with a maintenance book value of 32M over 3 years.Applied commercial rate escalation for 36 contracts annually and bi-annually to keep pace with increasing costs drivers as per terms and conditions. Lead commercial contract pricing development, contract review and formed part of the negotiation team for a Greenfields site in Central Queensland over 5 years for 60M. Strategy and accurate pricing around 100% maintenance and repair (MARC) for a major mining company.Responsible for tender review, clarifying needs and risks, and creating response documents which provided compelling evaluated options to influence the lowest cost per unit of production.Current and prospective contract review and response to refine terms and conditions within acceptable risks profiles. Show less

Blair Athol Minesite, Clermont, Qld

Responsible for the performance of 13 mobile mining machines under 12M/annum contract in central QLD achieving regular over-performance above 92% availability. Managed parts and component planning, scheduling and backlog within 5%>60days. Provided combined cost savings for the dealership and customer by bringing Projected Cost Variation from negative to positive through decisive adjustment of the component strategy and planning within acceptable and agreed risk levels.Planned… Show more Responsible for the performance of 13 mobile mining machines under 12M/annum contract in central QLD achieving regular over-performance above 92% availability. Managed parts and component planning, scheduling and backlog within 5%>60days. Provided combined cost savings for the dealership and customer by bringing Projected Cost Variation from negative to positive through decisive adjustment of the component strategy and planning within acceptable and agreed risk levels.Planned and coordinated components, parts and expertise for a number of Major Shutdowns resulting 98 to 100% planning efficiency and completion for each project on time.Weekly planning efficiency on tasks committed to tasks complete was running at 98% on average for the entire term managing component, parts, technical support and improvement on the 13 items under direct contract. Show less

Olympic Dam, And Adelaide

Led a workshop/store of 16 staff through significant customer expansion, extreme demands for parts service and equipment sales while still providing local presence and business control. Managed Olympic Dam Branch delivering 4% BR Improvement in overall parts and service. Identified opportunity and secured hydraulic cylinder rebuild capability within the branch by negotiating required resources and tooling increasing hydraulic cylinder overhaul revenue by 25% and reducing… Show more Led a workshop/store of 16 staff through significant customer expansion, extreme demands for parts service and equipment sales while still providing local presence and business control. Managed Olympic Dam Branch delivering 4% BR Improvement in overall parts and service. Identified opportunity and secured hydraulic cylinder rebuild capability within the branch by negotiating required resources and tooling increasing hydraulic cylinder overhaul revenue by 25% and reducing customer hydraulic cylinder wait time from 14 days to 48Hrs.Consolidated and formulated safety information into my creation of “CavSafe” Safety Management System within 12 Months of learning OHS, Quality and Auditing Systems.Organised a number of equipment loans to be used for industry safety presentations and workshops improving the brand awareness and industry safety initiatives. Show less

Hunter Valley Region

The Product Support role was responsible for finding solutions to technical problems for dedicated customers to increase equipment performance. This provided confidence in the customer in the product and repeat business. Reviewed and made recommendations to customers in regard to mobile equipment maintenance and improvement using the Caterpillar and best practice methods. This also meant sharing successful practices for all operations in my area of responsibility.Securing 3x… Show more The Product Support role was responsible for finding solutions to technical problems for dedicated customers to increase equipment performance. This provided confidence in the customer in the product and repeat business. Reviewed and made recommendations to customers in regard to mobile equipment maintenance and improvement using the Caterpillar and best practice methods. This also meant sharing successful practices for all operations in my area of responsibility.Securing 3x Drill overhauls after considering repair or replace options with the customer resulting in 2M in parts and service revenue and cost effective fleet continuation.Project Managed the first Cat 793C Off Highway Trucks into Australia.Travelled to the USA for MineExpo escorting a customer through the journey. Show less

Singleton, Nsw

Carried out service, maintenance, product updates and improvements to customers equipment as per the manufacturers guidelines.Primarily utilised for diagnostics and problem solving I was responsible for finding solutions in conjunction with the Product Support Reps improving customer equipment performance. Responsible as co-owner with another field service technician to represent the first Cat 5230 Excavators into the Hunter Valley ensuring product success and execution of… Show more Carried out service, maintenance, product updates and improvements to customers equipment as per the manufacturers guidelines.Primarily utilised for diagnostics and problem solving I was responsible for finding solutions in conjunction with the Product Support Reps improving customer equipment performance. Responsible as co-owner with another field service technician to represent the first Cat 5230 Excavators into the Hunter Valley ensuring product success and execution of improvements.Responsible for planned component change outs for many customers often within a competitive change-out time environment. Show less

Diploma, Project Management

Study of Transferable Skills to effectively carry out functional responsibilities as a Project Manager including the commercial.

Certificate Iv Training And Assessment, Training, Competency

Activities and Societies: Chair of the WHS Committee Learnt the process of designing and delivering training which was applied by Managing.

Certiv, Front Line Management

Study of Adaptive and Transferable core skills to effectively carry out functional responsibilities as a Manager of an operational team.

The Three3-Sixty Leader, Operational Leadership

Recipient of the Inaugural Leadership Excellence Award, Sandvik Mining and Construction in 2010 where I had the privilege of walking.

Trade, Fitting And Machining, High Pass

Streaming in Hydraulics and Pneumatics

Business Leadership Skills - International Operations, Completion

Activities and Societies: SIME DARBY through Hastings Deering COURSE OBJECTIVES: Build manager "Entrepreneurial Spirit"​ Develop.

Caterpillar Product And Product Management Training

CAT 793B OHT Powertrain - 1994 CAT 5230 Excavator Training - 1995 CAT Backhoe Loader Level 2&3 - 1995 Customer Track Service (CTS) - 1996.

Incident Lead Investigator Training Program, Safety

Activities and Societies: Nationally Accredited Training Conduct Safety & Health Investigation

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